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Poster: norwood Date: Jan 17, 2012 10:25am
Forum: etree Subject: Archive.org will be dark on Wednesday, January 18 to protest SOPA and PIPA

12 Hours Dark: Internet Archive vs. Censorship

The Internet Archive believes that it is critical to protest and raise awareness of pending legislation in the United States: House Bill 3261, The Stop Online Piracy Act (SOPA) and S.968, the PROTECT IP Act (PIPA).

Archive.org is going dark from 6:00 am – 6:00 pm PDT on Wednesday January 18 (14:00 – 02:00 GMT) to drive a message to Washington. We need your help to do this.

Legislation such as this directly affects libraries (pdf) such as the Internet Archive, which collects, preserves, and offers access to cultural materials. Furthermore, these laws can negatively affect the ecosystem of web publishing that led to the emergence of the Internet Archive.

These bills would encourage the development of blacklists to censor sites with little recourse or due process. The Internet Archive is already blacklisted in China—let’s prevent the United States from establishing its own blacklist system.

For United States residents, please take action.

For non-US residents: Sorry for dragging you into this, and if you are willing, sign a petition to the State Department to express your concern.

–Internet Archive

http://blog.archive.org/2012/01/17/12-hours-dark-internet-archive-vs-censorship/

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Poster: Tyler Date: Jan 19, 2012 7:51am
Forum: etree Subject: Re: Archive.org will be dark on Wednesday, January 18 to protest SOPA and PIPA

thank you archive.org for participating in the internet blackout. I believe congress heard their public loud and clear! amazing what we can all do together.

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Poster: JackDog Date: Jan 17, 2012 1:36pm
Forum: etree Subject: Re: Archive.org will be dark on Wednesday, January 18 to protest SOPA and PIPA

Thank you to Archive.org for lending their support to this very important issue.